MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, April 12
National League
Cardinals @ Reds
Only 8 of Martinez' 79 MLB appearances have been starts; he was 2-1, 4.73 in seven starts LY. He's pitched one scoreless inning so far this year.
Can't find any info on Cuban RHP Iglesias, other than he was 0-2, 3.68 in six spring training appearances, covering 14.2 IP, which means almost nothing. This is obviously his MLB debut.
Cincinnati won four of its first five games. Home side won nine of last 12 St Louis-Cincy games; three of last four series games went over the total.
Nationals @ Phillies
Scherzer is 2-2, 3.86 in his last five starts; three of last four stayed under.
O'Sullivan is 0-2, 4.88 in his last four starts.
Washington lost seven of last eight games with Phillies; under is 6-2-1 in last nine meetings. Nationals lost four of first five to start this season. Phillies are 3-1 in their last four games. Under is 4-1 in Washington games, 3-0-1 in last four Philly games.
Mets @ Braves
Colon is 3-1, 3.16 in his last four starts; six of his last eight went over.
Wood is 3-1, 2.04 in his last six starts; under is 6-1-1 in his last eight.
Atlanta won its first five games to start season; Mets lost three of last four games. Over is 3-1 in last four Atlanta games, 3-0 in last three Met games.
Pirates @ Brewers
Sadler is making first MLB start; he allowed nine runs in 10.2 IP LY, in his six relief appearances. Liriano is away for personal reasons today.
Lohse is 1-3, 5.75 in his last six starts; three of last four stayed under.
Pirates/Brewers both lost four of first five games. Under is 5-0-1 in last six Pirate-Brewer games.
Cubs @ Rockies
Cubs won nine of last ten Hendricks starts (7-1, 2.80); six of last nine stayed under the total.
Lyles is 2-2, 3.99 in his last five starts; three of his last four starts at Coors Field went over the total.
Colorado won four of its first five games to start season; they've lost four of last six games with Cubs. Three of four Cub games stayed under total.
Dodgers @ Diamondbacks
Greinke is 4-0, 1.94 in his last eight starts; five of last seven went over.
Collmenter is 1-3, 2.73 in his last five starts; Arizona scored roral of 11 runs in the five games. Under is 5-2-1 in his last eight starts.
Dodgers lost three of last four games overall but won seven of last ten games with Arizona. Arizona won three of last four games, with last three staying under total.
Giants @ Padres
Peavy is 0-2, 9.58 in his last three starts, all of which went over.
Ross is 0-2, 6.75 in his last three starts; five of his last seven stayed under.
Home side won eight of last ten Giant-Padre games; four of last six stayed under the total. Three of last four Giant games stayed under; four of six San Diego games went over the total.
American League
Tigers @ Indians
Lobstein is 0-2, 6.48 in his last three starts; four of his six MLB starts stayed under the total.
House is 3-0, 1.36 in his last five starts; seven of his last ten stayed under.
Detroit won its first five games to start season; they won nine of last ten games with Cleveland-- last six went over the total. Three of last four Detroit games went over also.
Blue Jays @ Orioles
Hutchison is 2-0, 2.45 in his last two starts; his last three stayed under.
Tillman is 2-0, 4.50 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over.
Under is 8-2 in last ten Blue Jay-Oriole games; Orioles are 5-3 in last eight series games, winning four of last five here
Twins @ White Sox
Hughes is 1-2, 4.37 in his last five starts; seven of his last ten stayed under.
Sale is making first 2015 start; he was 2-1, 2.65 in his last five starts LY. Over is 4-2-1 in his last seven starts.
Minnesota/White Sox both lost four of first five games. Over is 8-2 in last ten series games. .
Astros @ Rangers
Houston won last six Keuchel starts (3-0, 1.90); nine of his last ten stayed under the total.
Lewis is 2-3, 4.15 in his last six starts.
Home side won nine of last twelve Houston-Texas games; nine of last ten in series stayed under the total. All five Astro games this week stayed under; three of last four Texas games went over. Houston lost three of its last four.
Royals @ Angels
Ventura is 2-0, 1.47 in his last three starts; eight of his last nine starts went over the total.
Wilson is 2-2, 4.03 in his last five starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight.
Kansas City won seven of last eight games against Angels. Royals won their first five games this season.
Mariners @ A's
Hernandez is 3-1, 2.60 in his last seven starts, six of which stayed under.
Hahn is 0-2, 5.64 in his last four starts; over is 5-2-1 in his last eight.
A's won three of last four games with Seattle, outscoring them 23-7; six of last nine series games stayed under total. Seattle lost three of its last four games, outscored by total of 23-8. Last four Oakland games, last three Seattle games all went over the total.
Red Sox @ Bronx
Buchholz is 4-3, 3.69 in his last seven starts, last five of which went over.
Tanaka is 2-5, 5.98 in his last seven starts; five of his last six home starts stayed under the total.
Red Sox won four of first five games this season; Bronx lost four of its first five. Eight of last ten series games went over the total, with Boston winning three of last four. Over is 3-1-1 in Red Sox games; last three Bronx games went over total.
Interleague
Rays @ Marlins
Karns is 1-3, 7.11 in his last five starts; five of his six starts went over.
Alvarez is 2-2, 1.56 in his last five starts, four of which stayed under.
Miami lost four of its first five games to open season; Rays lost three of their first five games. Marlins won five of last six games with Tampa Bay; three of last four series games went over the total.
Umpires
StL-Cin-- Underdog won 14 of last 18 Danley games.
Wsh-Phil-- Favorites won 11 of last 12 Wendelstedt games.
NY-Atl-- Eight of last nine Hudson games stayed under.
Pitt-Mil-- 18 of last 24 Basner games went over the total.
Chi-Colo-- Favorite won 11 of last 12 Cooper games.
LA-Az-- Five of last six Hernandez games stayed under.
SF-SD-- Five of last six Kulpa games stayed under total.
Det-Clev-- 12 of last 14 Iassogna games stayed under.
Tor-Balt-- Underdogs won seven of last nine Everitt games, last six of which stayed under the total.
Minn-Chi-- Over is 36-30 in last 66 Holbrook games.
Hst-Tex-- Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Diaz games.
KC-LAA-- Five of last seven Wolf games stayed under.
Sea-A's-- Favorites won seven of last eight Dimuro games.
Bos-NY-- Under is 3-0-1 in last four Winters games.
TB-Mia-- Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven Davis games.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, April 12
National League
Cardinals @ Reds
Only 8 of Martinez' 79 MLB appearances have been starts; he was 2-1, 4.73 in seven starts LY. He's pitched one scoreless inning so far this year.
Can't find any info on Cuban RHP Iglesias, other than he was 0-2, 3.68 in six spring training appearances, covering 14.2 IP, which means almost nothing. This is obviously his MLB debut.
Cincinnati won four of its first five games. Home side won nine of last 12 St Louis-Cincy games; three of last four series games went over the total.
Nationals @ Phillies
Scherzer is 2-2, 3.86 in his last five starts; three of last four stayed under.
O'Sullivan is 0-2, 4.88 in his last four starts.
Washington lost seven of last eight games with Phillies; under is 6-2-1 in last nine meetings. Nationals lost four of first five to start this season. Phillies are 3-1 in their last four games. Under is 4-1 in Washington games, 3-0-1 in last four Philly games.
Mets @ Braves
Colon is 3-1, 3.16 in his last four starts; six of his last eight went over.
Wood is 3-1, 2.04 in his last six starts; under is 6-1-1 in his last eight.
Atlanta won its first five games to start season; Mets lost three of last four games. Over is 3-1 in last four Atlanta games, 3-0 in last three Met games.
Pirates @ Brewers
Sadler is making first MLB start; he allowed nine runs in 10.2 IP LY, in his six relief appearances. Liriano is away for personal reasons today.
Lohse is 1-3, 5.75 in his last six starts; three of last four stayed under.
Pirates/Brewers both lost four of first five games. Under is 5-0-1 in last six Pirate-Brewer games.
Cubs @ Rockies
Cubs won nine of last ten Hendricks starts (7-1, 2.80); six of last nine stayed under the total.
Lyles is 2-2, 3.99 in his last five starts; three of his last four starts at Coors Field went over the total.
Colorado won four of its first five games to start season; they've lost four of last six games with Cubs. Three of four Cub games stayed under total.
Dodgers @ Diamondbacks
Greinke is 4-0, 1.94 in his last eight starts; five of last seven went over.
Collmenter is 1-3, 2.73 in his last five starts; Arizona scored roral of 11 runs in the five games. Under is 5-2-1 in his last eight starts.
Dodgers lost three of last four games overall but won seven of last ten games with Arizona. Arizona won three of last four games, with last three staying under total.
Giants @ Padres
Peavy is 0-2, 9.58 in his last three starts, all of which went over.
Ross is 0-2, 6.75 in his last three starts; five of his last seven stayed under.
Home side won eight of last ten Giant-Padre games; four of last six stayed under the total. Three of last four Giant games stayed under; four of six San Diego games went over the total.
American League
Tigers @ Indians
Lobstein is 0-2, 6.48 in his last three starts; four of his six MLB starts stayed under the total.
House is 3-0, 1.36 in his last five starts; seven of his last ten stayed under.
Detroit won its first five games to start season; they won nine of last ten games with Cleveland-- last six went over the total. Three of last four Detroit games went over also.
Blue Jays @ Orioles
Hutchison is 2-0, 2.45 in his last two starts; his last three stayed under.
Tillman is 2-0, 4.50 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over.
Under is 8-2 in last ten Blue Jay-Oriole games; Orioles are 5-3 in last eight series games, winning four of last five here
Twins @ White Sox
Hughes is 1-2, 4.37 in his last five starts; seven of his last ten stayed under.
Sale is making first 2015 start; he was 2-1, 2.65 in his last five starts LY. Over is 4-2-1 in his last seven starts.
Minnesota/White Sox both lost four of first five games. Over is 8-2 in last ten series games. .
Astros @ Rangers
Houston won last six Keuchel starts (3-0, 1.90); nine of his last ten stayed under the total.
Lewis is 2-3, 4.15 in his last six starts.
Home side won nine of last twelve Houston-Texas games; nine of last ten in series stayed under the total. All five Astro games this week stayed under; three of last four Texas games went over. Houston lost three of its last four.
Royals @ Angels
Ventura is 2-0, 1.47 in his last three starts; eight of his last nine starts went over the total.
Wilson is 2-2, 4.03 in his last five starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight.
Kansas City won seven of last eight games against Angels. Royals won their first five games this season.
Mariners @ A's
Hernandez is 3-1, 2.60 in his last seven starts, six of which stayed under.
Hahn is 0-2, 5.64 in his last four starts; over is 5-2-1 in his last eight.
A's won three of last four games with Seattle, outscoring them 23-7; six of last nine series games stayed under total. Seattle lost three of its last four games, outscored by total of 23-8. Last four Oakland games, last three Seattle games all went over the total.
Red Sox @ Bronx
Buchholz is 4-3, 3.69 in his last seven starts, last five of which went over.
Tanaka is 2-5, 5.98 in his last seven starts; five of his last six home starts stayed under the total.
Red Sox won four of first five games this season; Bronx lost four of its first five. Eight of last ten series games went over the total, with Boston winning three of last four. Over is 3-1-1 in Red Sox games; last three Bronx games went over total.
Interleague
Rays @ Marlins
Karns is 1-3, 7.11 in his last five starts; five of his six starts went over.
Alvarez is 2-2, 1.56 in his last five starts, four of which stayed under.
Miami lost four of its first five games to open season; Rays lost three of their first five games. Marlins won five of last six games with Tampa Bay; three of last four series games went over the total.
Umpires
StL-Cin-- Underdog won 14 of last 18 Danley games.
Wsh-Phil-- Favorites won 11 of last 12 Wendelstedt games.
NY-Atl-- Eight of last nine Hudson games stayed under.
Pitt-Mil-- 18 of last 24 Basner games went over the total.
Chi-Colo-- Favorite won 11 of last 12 Cooper games.
LA-Az-- Five of last six Hernandez games stayed under.
SF-SD-- Five of last six Kulpa games stayed under total.
Det-Clev-- 12 of last 14 Iassogna games stayed under.
Tor-Balt-- Underdogs won seven of last nine Everitt games, last six of which stayed under the total.
Minn-Chi-- Over is 36-30 in last 66 Holbrook games.
Hst-Tex-- Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Diaz games.
KC-LAA-- Five of last seven Wolf games stayed under.
Sea-A's-- Favorites won seven of last eight Dimuro games.
Bos-NY-- Under is 3-0-1 in last four Winters games.
TB-Mia-- Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven Davis games.